Derrick Van Orden
RIncumbentFEC H0WI03175
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Raised this cycle$5.7M
Cash on hand: $3.8M
All Wisconsin races
2026 race
WI-03 — U.S. House
4 active candidates on file with the FEC. Incumbent: Derrick Van Orden.
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Election day
135days
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Disclosed money in race
$13M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Rebecca Cooke
DChallengerFEC H4WI03169
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Raised this cycle$6.5M
Cash on hand: $4.4M
Emily Berge
DChallengerFEC H6WI03172
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Raised this cycle$566K
Cash on hand: $97K
Laura Benjamin
DChallengerFEC H6WI03180
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Raised this cycle$32K
Cash on hand: $7K
Local signal
Early read on WI-03 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · leans negative
Recent news coverage of Derrick Van Orden over the last 90 days.
0 positive8 neutral1 negative
9 articles · AI-assessed sentiment toward the rep. A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Total disclosed
$13M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$13M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$171K
$139K for · $32K against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rebecca Cooke(D) | $6.5M | — | — | $6.5M |
Derrick Van Orden(R)incumbent + LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR A SAFER AMERICA PAC $139K − THE WISCO PROJECT PAC $24K − DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL $4K − ACTIVATE AMERICA $3K | $5.7M | $139K | $32K | $5.8M |
Emily Berge(D) | $566K | — | — | $566K |
Laura Benjamin(D) | $32K | — | — | $32K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside WI versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Rebecca Cooke(D)25% in-state · $4.0M itemized
$1.0M in-state$3.0M out-of-state
Derrick Van Orden(R)16% in-state · $4.1M itemized
$650K in-state$3.5M out-of-state
Emily Berge(D)65% in-state · $175K itemized
$113K in-state$61K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Cooke | Van orden | Berge | Benjamin | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abortion A national law should protect access to abortion in every state. | — | ||||
Abortion Tax dollars should not pay for abortions. | — | ||||
Agriculture Federal farm subsidies should be reduced and redirected toward smaller producers. | — | ||||
Agriculture Federal antitrust enforcement against meatpacking consolidation should be increased. | — | ||||
Antitrust & Competition Federal antitrust laws should be strengthened to break up dominant technology platforms. | — | ||||
Economy The federal minimum wage should be raised. | — | ||||
Education The government should forgive some federal student loan debt. | — | ||||
Environment The government should set legally enforceable limits on greenhouse gas emissions. | — | ||||
Environment Federal permitting and subsidies for new nuclear power plants should be expanded. | — | ||||
Healthcare Medicare should be allowed to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. | — | ||||
Healthcare Enhanced ACA premium subsidies should be made permanent at expanded levels. | — | ||||
Housing The government should spend more building affordable housing. | — | ||||
Infrastructure The government should invest in expanding passenger rail, including high-speed rail. | — | ||||
Labor Federal labor law should make it easier for workers to form unions (PRO Act-style reforms). | — | ||||
Social Security High earners should pay Social Security taxes on more of their income. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
Recent coverage
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About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.